Miami Heat at 30: Ira Winderman's Top 10 centers of all-time

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The tenure was relatively brief, acquired at the trading deadline in 2009 and then part of the 2010 offseason overhaul when the Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh came together. But even in that limited tenure, O'Neal twice helped the Heat to No. 5 playoff seeds, his concussion symptoms keeping him out when the Heat fell in a first-round Game 7 to the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 playoffs.

The tenure was relatively brief, acquired at the trading deadline in 2009 and then part of the 2010 offseason overhaul when the Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh came together. But even in that limited tenure, O'Neal twice helped the Heat to No. 5 playoff seeds, his concussion symptoms keeping him out when the Heat fell in a first-round Game 7 to the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 playoffs.

Part of a Heat lineage of Canadian big men that also has included Jamaal Magloire and now Kelly Olynyk, Anthony was part of the Heat championship teams in 2012 and '13, contributing as much with his longevity as his statistics, spending nine seasons with the team and a frequent starter during the early stages of the Big Three era. His defensive activity made him an anchor on that end of the court.

Part of a Heat lineage of Canadian big men that also has included Jamaal Magloire and now Kelly Olynyk, Anthony was part of the Heat championship teams in 2012 and '13, contributing as much with his longevity as his statistics, spending nine seasons with the team and a frequent starter during the early stages of the Big Three era. His defensive activity made him an anchor on that end of the court.